Podcast special: Jungle Talks at the GreenTech!

During the international fair GreenTech in Amsterdam Jungle Talks, in close cooperation with Holland Horti Media and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, recorded a podcast special on sustainability in horticulture and the future of food

By 2050, the earth will have 2 billion extra inhabitants. At the same time, major parts of the world will face droughts and water shortages, which will highly impact regional food security.
Greenhouses can play an important role in providing for this increasing demand for safe, healthy and sufficiently produced food. Greenhouse acreage is steadily increasing, but there are not enough growers to operate them.
This problem will only increase in the coming years. Can smart, autonomous, steering algorithms provide solid solutions? Not only in developed markets, but all over the world? And how do we communicate the power of technology and innovation to the consumer? Are they ready for this new era in food production? How do we (re)connect to society?

Presenter Ed Smit and co-host Frederik Vossenaar, special envoy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality discussed opportunities, new technologies and innovations with Ronald Hoek, CEO of Blue Radix and Art van Rijn, CEO of Artechno.

Blue Radix

Blue Radix creates automated intelligence for almost all daily decisions and actions in greenhouses. Greenhouses offer an efficient way to produce food and flowers in a sustainable manner. But the number of people with expertise of growing crops in greenhouses is declining every year. At the same time, energy management is increasing in complexity.

We offer solutions for these worldwide challenges. Our algorithm based solutions offer growers a digital brain for their greenhouse and growers can optimize their greenhouse climate, reduce their water and energy usage and limit their operational risks and their ecological footprint.

Artechno
Artechno Growsystems is an engineering company engaged in the development and realization of modern hydroponic cultivation systems. Among the products we manufacture are robotics, irrigation systems, sowing solutions, harvesting lines and turnkey solutions for vertical farming and greenhouse hydroponics. It is our Mission to empower our customers in cultivation from start to finish, so they are able to integrate the entire cultivation process within their investment and be profitable.